Ancient glass beads: genuine ancient Roman bead with layered eyes, 1 century

Description

Stratified eye bead
1 century AD
Mediterranean region
Rod formed, wound green matrix
. Seven protruding eyes with layers of alternative white /blue glass.
Intact, perfect condition.
Max diameter: 12 mm
Height:  15 mm
For published similar beads in museum collections see:
-Alexeeva E.M. Antichniye busi severnogo prichernomoriya, Academy of Science, Moscow, 1975, table 14: 29
-Spaer M., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and other small objects. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2001, cat 108
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T.Tanichi, Y. Kudo, Glass beads in the world, Tokyo, 1997, p. 30